Pop culture's greatest (s)hits

Not sure if the person who mentioned Ghost was being serious or not. Does everything with satanic themes have to have growly vocals and esoteric song structures? I mean sure, the lead singer kind of sounds like a Euro-fag yet the songwriting is perfectly fine and has been favorably compared to bands like Blue Oyster Cult, hardly worthy of scorn. Are they even pop culture enough like where MTV would play them? I think people sometimes confuse stuff they don't like with pop culture. Like Wolves of the Throne Room is mainstream garbage....Really? I could probably ask everyone I went to high school with and count on one hand the number of people who ever even heard of them.

Shitting on the work of others - without the accompaniment of evenhanded, purposeful criticism - is unequivocally malevolent. A waste.

Then I am an unrepentant malevolent wastrel. This is nonsense. You are pretty much saying ridicule is something you cannot do. Mockery is ruined by `evenhanded, purposeful criticism`. Perhaps you should see it a different way. There comes a point where criticism becomes worthless, or actively harmful. Do you submit everything in your life to a socratic process?

Edit: You are right my friend, I take my criticism back but the statement still grates on me. You see it very often from people who love to criticize so much they will hypocritically critique a critique to signal their own intelligence and moral superiority.

Shitting on the work of others - without the accompaniment of evenhanded, purposeful criticism - is unequivocally malevolent. A waste.

Then I am an unrepentant malevolent wastrel. This is nonsense. You are pretty much saying ridicule is something you cannot do. Mockery is ruined by `evenhanded, purposeful criticism`. Perhaps you should see it a different way. There comes a point where criticism becomes worthless, or actively harmful. Do you submit everything in your life to a socratic process?

Every other sentence of my post was intended to moderate that one statement. I am in agreement with Socrates on the importance of an examined life. However, you would be right to call me a hypocrite had I stated that I do not ridicule. Such behavior is an inevitable byproduct of conflict and disagreement.

The intended point was: derision is likely less productive with written correspondence. There are more effective ways of getting your point across, while also being self-aware. The medium provides ample opportunity to reflect upon and temper one's opinions before publication.

You are correct in this assertion:

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There comes a point where criticism becomes worthless, or actively harmful.

Certainly, there is never a single best method. The end product results from the critic's discretion. Or, just "chance".

Alright, I watched 43 seconds of that first video and that's all I'm willing to waste. My question: Truthfully, what is so bad about this? Do you identify at any level with the people who make or enjoy this music? Do you have high expectations of them? Does this music have any influence on people that you care about? Or is it just an encapsulated representation of the hateful things that humans do generally? Clearly you are never going to get around to suicide if this is your main reason; I can give you some more substantial reasons if you are interested.

Alright, I watched 43 seconds of that first video and that's all I'm willing to waste. My question: Truthfully, what is so bad about this? Do you identify at any level with the people who make or enjoy this music? Do you have high expectations of them? Does this music have any influence on people that you care about? Or is it just an encapsulated representation of the hateful things that humans do generally? Clearly you are never going to get around to suicide if this is your main reason; I can give you some more substantial reasons if you are interested.

The suicide part was definitely hyperbole. For the most part, it's just an encapsulated representation of the hateful things that humans do generally. It pisses me right the fuck off. I think it's mainly just because I'm young, and there are two main points to that: 1) that thing that calls herself Lil' Debbie is hardly a year older than me; it's disgusting to see my generation sink so low and get rewarded for it, and 2) I still have some teenage hatred floating around in me. When I see something I hate, I really hate it, with every fiber of my being. I have a feeling that when I'm older and I see things I don't like, I'll be able to shake my head, brush it off, and go about my day. I do that for the most part now. It isn't like I walk around all day and just think about how much I hate dumb white slut rappers. I just posted that shit here because that's the point of the thread.

We can, but hatred is difficult to keep in check. Anger is loss of control and ultimately fear is the primary underlying emotion at work. Better still is to identify the reason why we hate. The dysfunction of this current world runs so deep there would be no end to the amount of hatred one could feel if they were to give in to it. It's also not physically good for the body. I try to bypass this emotion at all costs. Avoid contact with anything that triggers my non-constructive self. Easy trap to fall into though.

Not sure if the person who mentioned Ghost was being serious or not. Does everything with satanic themes have to have growly vocals and esoteric song structures? I mean sure, the lead singer kind of sounds like a Euro-fag yet the songwriting is perfectly fine and has been favorably compared to bands like Blue Oyster Cult, hardly worthy of scorn. Are they even pop culture enough like where MTV would play them? I think people sometimes confuse stuff they don't like with pop culture. Like Wolves of the Throne Room is mainstream garbage....Really? I could probably ask everyone I went to high school with and count on one hand the number of people who ever even heard of them.

This is one of the best trolls I've seen in a while. Man, thanks for the laugh.

Unless you were serious; in which case thanks for the increased laughter.

We can, but hatred is difficult to keep in check. Anger is loss of control and ultimately fear is the primary underlying emotion at work. Better still is to identify the reason why we hate. The dysfunction of this current world runs so deep there would be no end to the amount of hatred one could feel if they were to give in to it. It's also not physically good for the body. I try to bypass this emotion at all costs. Avoid contact with anything that triggers my non-constructive self. Easy trap to fall into though.

Insecurity leads to fear, and fear to hatred. To be mastered, or fallen prey to. Great comment!